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Publication Date: 15 Aug 2019
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Page Count: 160
Author: Rowan Williams
ISBN-13: 9780281081592, 9780281081608, 9780281082957

Luminaries

Twenty Lives that Illuminate the Christian Way
By Rowan Williams
The UK's leading theologian reflects on the stories of twenty leading Christians, and how they illuminate the path of discipleship today.
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Summary of Luminaries

Starting in the first century with St Paul and ending in the twentieth with St Oscar Romero, Rowan Williams invites you to reflect with him on the lives and legacies of twenty great Christians – saints, martyrs, poets, theologians and social reformers.

Their stories and writings have profoundly influenced his own life and thought, and this sequence of short reflections is sure to sharpen your theological vision and cast a fresh light on what it means to live and breathe the gospel.

Included among these 'luminaries' are Augustine of Hippo, William Tyndale, Teresa of Avila, Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Simone Weil,

Let these brilliant meditations light your way as you follow the footsteps of the faithful who have gone before.
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About the Author of Luminaries

Rowan Williams (Author)
Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW, is a world renowned theological writer, teacher, and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury (2002–2012) before becoming Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. His most recent books include A Century of Poetry (2022), Collected Poems (2021), Luminaries (2019), Being Human (2018), God With Us (2017), Being Disciples (2016) and Being Christian (2014).

Press Reviews

One of today's most brilliant and profound thinkers.

- Jonathan Sacks

Rowan Williams is one of the great theologians of our time. He is also an inspiring teacher whose godly wisdom helps us understand profound truths.

- Nicky Gumbel

Rowan Williams writes with a gentle strength that witnesses to the joy to be found in being disciples of Jesus.

- Kate Bottley

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